Apocalypse Gachapon Chapter 2186: Fusion Method

During the fourth trial, Ye Zhongming refreshed his Black Soil Armor on his body, looked at White Robe and the White Dragon Horse, who had lost their combat ability, as well as Jie Su, who was struggling to maintain his formation ahead, and shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, rewards were not so easy to obtain.

Even though they had been prepared, the trial's intensity was still so great as to be nearly numbing.

Jie Su's formation had already made a breakthrough. Now, the two formations, one above his head and one on the ground, had both evolved from intermediate-level formations. With his enhancement, their power was tremendous. Moreover, because he had mastered many formations, he could completely decide which formation to use based on the type of trial.

The targeted formations naturally had a huge effect. Although Jie Su's role in this round was not as great as Ye Zhongming's transformation in the previous round, he still withstood over half of the parasite attacks.

By now, White Robe and the White Dragon Horse had fought to the point of losing their combat effectiveness and had sustained severe injuries. Ye Zhongming's condition was also poor. All his equipment had been shattered, and his body could only rely on the Earth Armor to hold on. Facing the parasites' attacks, he could only fight with his bare hands or use some sharp parts left behind by the dead parasites.

But even so, Ye Zhongming and Jie Su still could not see any hope. The surrounding parasites continued to surge in like a tide.

At this point, there was nothing more they could do except keep fighting. The Full Recovery Time-Release Agents had already been consumed, the elemental tokens had been used up, and even many of the other potions each person carried had been drunk.

Yet the injuries of the two who could still fight continued to worsen.

Ye Zhongming had gone all out, using the assistance of the elemental spirit and all his abilities as a master of equipment. In the end, both Ye Zhongming and Jie Su had forgotten everything and were fighting only on instinct.

Until, at some point, Ye Zhongming and Jie Su noticed that their surroundings seemed to have gone quiet. Only then did they realize that the parasites had all been killed by them.

They had narrowly and perilously survived the first round of the second stage.

When they returned to the mountain belly, the three people and one dragon all felt as if they had been reborn.

Their miserable state need not be described. The White Dragon Horse's dragon saddle was destroyed, a small half of its body was missing, and it had just lost consciousness, so it had no chance to use the 'Reverse Narrative Battle Agent.' Fortunately, the traitor dragon clan's vitality was strong, and it was a physical type; otherwise, it would have been long dead.

White Robe was even worse off—both his hands were gone, and he had only a single breath left when he returned. Jie Su and Ye Zhongming were relatively better off, though the former had lost one eye, and the latter's left hip had been shattered, leaving him limping even when walking.

This time, the treatment took a while. Even after waking up, the several people lay on the ground unwilling to move. Only the White Dragon Horse hovered up a bit, as if checking whether a certain part of its body was still usable.

The reward points were soon announced. The White Dragon Horse still had the lowest score, but it earned 56 points. Next was White Robe, who obtained 70 points. Then came Ye Zhongming and Jie Su, with 278 points and 329 points, respectively.

In terms of Furelai, the White Dragon Horse increased by 10 points, White Robe increased by 15 points, and Ye Zhongming and Jie Su each increased by 13 points, the same amount.

Although the rewards obtained were greater than in any previous round, the three still felt somewhat unmotivated.

Now, the person with the most points was Ye Zhongming, with only 519 points. Next was Jie Su with 417 points, White Robe with 156 points, and the White Dragon Horse with 86 points.

Everyone felt helpless about the White Dragon Horse, whose Furelai was much higher than Ye Zhongming's and White Robe's, yet it always received the fewest reward points each time.

There was no help for it. Though the White Dragon Horse had a strong body, its size was too large. Given that the number of parasites was so great it could not be counted, such a large body meant a larger area to be attacked. When they swarmed it, it was no wonder it could not last long.

If Ye Zhongming and Jie Su had not protected it from front and back, the White Dragon Horse would have long been eaten down to nothing but bones.

"Should we... change our strategy?"

White Robe lay on the ground and said to the others.

Perhaps because they had passed the first round of the second stage, the images of the three people and one dragon could now be displayed together, and they could also choose their rewards together.

White Robe pointed to a certain place in the reward pool and said, "Fusion Method!"

Ye Zhongming and Jie Su were not surprised at all, because they had already seen this ability before.

However, before this, none of them had ever considered learning this ability.

The Fusion Method, in essence, was a type of lifeform modification. The method of modification was to merge with other substances to obtain certain abilities and enhance one's strength.

On the surface, it seemed like nothing special, but if one looked into it in detail, it was actually a very terrifying and disgusting thing.

The Fusion Method was very simple—so simple that any intelligent lifeform could learn it. It did not require the evolved to be of a certain level; being an evolved was sufficient.

Once learned, one had to choose a fusion target. The target could be any lifeform or any substance.

Regardless of what one chose, the result was that the lifeform would enter an extremely powerful state, gaining formidable abilities. The magnitude of the enhancement was almost unbelievable.

For example, when using the Fusion Method, even casually fusing with a fly next to you was acceptable. The most ordinary fly would make you instantly powerful beyond measure. You might gain some of the fly's abilities, such as flight, visual capabilities, infectiousness, or even toxicity. The specific abilities and how many you got were completely random.

The three people did not know exactly how powerful one would become after fusion, but based on the description, it should be many times stronger than before. The weaker the fusion user's original strength, the greater the effect. The stronger and higher-quality the fusion target, the better the final result would be.

The benefits mentioned above looked good, but the side effects were somewhat alarming.

After fusion, one could basically no longer be considered a pure lifeform. If one were human before, afterward, one would be only half-human. Physically, obvious features of the fusion target would appear. Even in terms of daily life and habits, there would be strong influences. Some of the body's organs would also change as a result—degenerating, enhancing, or mutating.

Moreover, this ability was irreversible. It was impossible to return to one's original state.

In short, one would no longer be a person.

No one, if they had any other option, would choose this, not only because of the change in nature but also because everything was too uncontrollable.

The current situation was that even if several people spent all their points, they might still not pass the next trial, even with Ye Zhongming's transformation.

So, in order to survive, should they choose this seemingly only method?